Mission 2-6 Kanto Connection

You and Pierce meet at a bar. Pierce continues to be pessimistic about Johnny, but you remain optimistic. As the two of you drink, you get a phone call from a mysterious man who simply tells you where to find Jyunichi (the Ronin bodyguard that iced Aisha, remember). Not wanting to miss a chance for revenge, you head out... without Pierce.

After a short drive, you'll find Jyunichi at Kanto, a restaurant. He confronts you relatively casually, telling you to die with honor. You'll be surrounded by some random members of the Ronin, all of whom have a sword. You have one too, and there will be no firearms for the fight. After you kill a couple of the henchmen, Jyunichi himself will come after you.

While the henchmen can be taken out by rapid slashes, Jyunichi is going to need some timing; if you just try to attack him straight, he'll grab your arm and throw you down in an automatic (and unblockable) counterattack. To counter his attacks with your sword, you have to wait until he's just about to attack.

The best way we found to do this is to ignore him completely until you kill all the henchmen first. Even if Jyunichi comes after you, try to walk away or even just take the hit. It's painful, but better in the long-term. Once all the henchmen are down, you can fully concentrate on facing Jyunichi and his movements.

What you need to do is face him as straight-on as possible, and watch his right arm. The instant it moves back, tap either of your attack buttons. If timed properly, you'll grab his arm on his attack and throw him to the ground. The throw itself will cause damage, and you cannot follow-up, because Jyunichi gets up too quickly.

After three such counterattacks, Jyunichi will run around in circles around you and not attack. You can't hurt him here, as he's just buying time for a couple more henchmen to run in. Take them out as you did the previous wave so it's just you and Jyunichi again. He will revert back to trying to attack you, and you just need to counter him the same way as you had.

After two more counters (for a total of five), you'll have to deal with a third wave of henchmen. Take them out, and your next counter on Jyunichi will finish him for good. You'll earn the right to use the Ronin fighting style by going to a plastic surgeon, and you now have access to the first set of your gang cars!